Linus Choo

As Regional Executive Director, Linus leads the Legal, Risk & Compliance practice at Ethos BeathChapman across the APAC region, a team focusing on legal and compliance, risk management, public policy and ethics, private practice and company secretarial placements.

He personally conducts and completes retained legal search assignments up to the C-level, and successfully appoints senior in-house legal practitioners across all sectors into Fortune 500 MNCs, banks and conglomerates within APAC.

Linus’ recent track record of placements include: general counsels, heads of legal, corporate compliance directors, head corporate secretariats, heads of legal and compliance, and senior attorneys. He has also placed mid-level lawyers into investment banks, boutique asset management fund houses and leading listed companies.

His years of legal recruitment has enabled him to develop strong functional knowledge of the discipline and a broad network of contacts and referrals within the legal sphere. Linus is passionate about building relationships, is known and respected for his tenacity and ability to place hard to fill positions, while acting as a trusted advisor to his contacts.

Prior to joining Ethos BeathChapman, Linus was with a large APAC focused specialist legal recruitment firm, where he was responsible for its legal and company secretarial portfolios.

In his free time, Linus enjoys a game of football with his friends, hunting down good food options and spending quality time with his loved ones.